Downstream petrochemical news

Clariant have announced the completion of a collaborative pilot-scale project with Borealis and SINTEF, marking a significant milestone in advancing circular economy solutions for the plastics industry.

Neste has commissioned its new upgrading facility for liquefied waste plastic (LWP) at its Porvoo refinery in Finland, with a €111 million investment that marks a major milestone in the scale-up of chemical recycling

Evonik has announced the expansion of its collaboration with IMCD into the US market for VISIOMER® specialty methacrylates.

Shintech Louisiana, LLC has announced a US$3.4 billion investment to bolster its manufacturing capabilities, with the construction of a second ethylene unit and a fourth chlor-alkali and vinyl chloride monomer unit.

Escalating conflict in the Middle East and restrictions at the Strait of Hormuz are disrupting critical global flows of chemicals, plastics, and energy, the ICIS has reported.

ICIS has provided analysis and context on the evolving situation in the Middle East and its impact on energy markets.

Zeon Corp. will begin construction of a new production plant for cyclo-olefin polymers (COP) at its business site in Yuka Town, Japan.

MAIRE has announced that NEXTCHEM, through its subsidiary CONSER, has been awarded a licensing and process design package for the deployment of its technologies for the co-production of Dimethyl succinate (DMS) and 1.4-Butanediol (BDO) by a major state-owned chemical player in China.

INEOS has announced a €300 million investment supported by French government grants that will deliver the next phase of its Lavera regeneration plan and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 331 000 tpy.

ExxonMobil’s third advanced recycling unit at it's complex in Baytown, Texas, US, is now operational.